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Illinois clinches Big Ten baseball championship

May 23, 2005|By Tribune news services.

Illinois will host the Big Ten baseball tournament after clinching its first regular-season championship since 1998. The Illini (20-12) clinched despite falling 7-1 to Iowa when second-place Purdue lost 6-0 to Indiana. Also making the tournament were Purdue, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State and Minnesota.

- Stanford won its second straight NCAA women's tennis title, beating Texas 4-0 in Athens, Ga., to complete its second consecutive perfect season. The Cardinal (27-0) has won 56 straight matches.